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  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    The Church On Earth: What's Wrong With The Church?

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 26, 2021
     | 2,242 views

    How many times have you listened to sermons, read articles, or read books which inevitably point to the "failings of the church?" It seems like a constant theme.

    How many times have you listened to sermons, read articles, or read books which inevitably point to the "failings of the church?" It seems like a constant theme. The church isn't doing this, the church isn't doing that! The church is failing because of this; the church sucks ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    You Cannot Do God’s Work Without God’s Power

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Jul 21, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,846 views

    Church, if we’re failing today, is it because we’re not waiting on God’s power? If you need the power of God in your life, Jesus has a word for you.

    “You Cannot Do God’s Work Without God’s power.” Text: “Then he said to me, ‘This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts’” (Zech. 4:6 RSV). Scripture Reading: Zechariah 4:1–10 The words of our text were designed to encourage ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    No One Will Take My Place

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Feb 28, 2025
     | 619 views

    God has a divine assignment for each of us, and He expects us to fulfil it. However, when people fail in their calling, God can replace them with someone else.

    NO ONE WILL TAKE MY PLACE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Samuel 16:1 "And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The God Who Comforts The Afflicted Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 31, 2025
     | 346 views

    The presence of God in affliction brings peace that shields the heart and sustains the soul. When men fail, and no one seems to understand, the God of all comfort steps in with His loving assurance.

    THE GOD WHO COMFORTS THE AFFLICTED By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 Supporting Texts: Isaiah 51:12-13, Psalm 34:18-19, Isaiah 66:13, Revelation 21:4, John 14:16-18 INTRODUCTION: Life is filled with seasons of affliction, pain, loss, and sorrow. At such times, people are ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    This Year, My Heart Trusts (A Declaration Of Faith For The New Season)

    Contributed by Jm Raja Lawrence on Jan 2, 2026
    based on 1 rating
     | 740 views

    Your wilderness holds a well you cannot see yet. God is opening your eyes today. This year, your heart trusts because His promises never fail.

    THIS YEAR, MY HEART TRUSTS A DECLARATION OF FAITH FOR THE NEW SEASON Psalm 28:7 INTRODUCTION Church, I want to take you back to the wilderness of Beersheba. Picture a desperate mother and her dying son. Hagar sits beneath a shrub, weeping because she does not want to watch Ishmael die. She has run ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Story After The Greatest Story

    Contributed by Jim Brown on Feb 14, 2026
     | 58 views

    After a really great act, it’s hard to follow. You are setup to fail! Nobody wants to follow a great act! It makes you look twice as bad, right?

    The Story after the Greatest Story After a really great act, it’s hard to follow. You are setup to fail! Nobody wants to follow a great act! It makes you look twice as bad, right? Easter just flew past - it made sort of a wooshing sound! Did you hear the wooshing sound? So what’s next after ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Restoring The Power Of The New Testament Church Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Feb 2, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 7,883 views

    The New Testament church operated in power not weakness. So many congregations are failing, weak, troubled, and dying because they’re operating out of human power and not the power of the Holy Spirit.

    SERIES: “LESSONS FROM THE EARLY CHURCH” TEXT: ACTS 2:1-13 TITLE: “RESTORING THE POWER OF THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH” INTRODUCTION: A. A mechanic in Mangum, Oklahoma, answered the distress call of a woman motorist, whose car had stalled. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Survivors And Castaways Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 24, 2000
    based on 60 ratings
     | 5,395 views

    The fundamental stance we have before God is critical to everything else in our lives, for personal idolatries, failed intimacies, and low self-esteem are all results of our not experiencing salvation.

    When I was young, and riding a bicycle, we didn’t wear helmets. Nobody had thought of such a thing. And even if they had, no government was telling us we had to wear helmets. I haven’t even worn so much as a hat since I reached the age of 13, much less a helmet. So when we spilled, we spilled, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Follies Of A Fool Series

    Contributed by Tom Evans on Apr 1, 2002
    based on 106 ratings
     | 8,042 views

    THE RICH FOOL FAILED TO: RECOGNIZE GOD’S BLESSINGS, LIVE A LIFE OF GENEROSITY AND FOCUS HIS RESOURCES TOWARD HEAVEN. Jesus challenges us to avoid his foolish ways.

    FOLLIES OF A FOOL HE DIDN’T EVEN HEAR THE WORDS JESUS WAS SPEAKING TO THE LARGE GATHERING, “I TELL YOU, WHOEVER ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN, THE SON OF MAN WILL ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE HIM BEFORE THE ANGELS OF GOD…” NO, HE HAD COME FOR ANOTHER REASON. CERTAINLY JESUS WOULD HELP HIM. HE PRESSED TOWARD ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

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    Saved To Suffer

    Contributed by Steve Hereford on Oct 30, 2001
    based on 60 ratings
     | 5,349 views

    Many times when we present the Gospel we fail to share that there will be times of suffering and persecution for our faith. In this message Pastor Steve shows how that is part of God’s plan.

    INTRODUCTION Festo Kivengere, a leading evangelical minister in Uganda, wrote a book called I Love Idi Amin. In this book, he described the history of the church in Uganda, and in the following excerpt he told of the first Christian martyrs in the nation’s history: "Earlier that same year, 1885, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Mark Haines avatar

    Dead Mules Don't Work

    Contributed by Mark Haines on Jan 12, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,735 views

    Too many Christians settle for being forgiven and fail to recognize that dead sinners do not disobey God. We can live in obedience because we are alive to God and dead to sin.

    My purpose is to be the Holy Spirit’s second witness calling God’s people in my care to surrender their lives to Jesus and to live in obedience to him. Response Goal: Individuals prompted by the Holy Spirit will surrender their lives to God in prayer – at the altar rail if they want to prayer ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Charles Newman avatar

    Obstacles To Growth

    Contributed by Charles Newman on Aug 4, 2007
     | 5,214 views

    There are many obstacles to Christian growth; our busy lives are the #1 reason for most. Let’s explore the reality of why we fail to sustain meaningful growth in our Spiritual lives.

    Obstacles to Growth Romans 12:1-2 August 5, 2007 East Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Graceville, FL Romans 12:1-2 (NKJV) 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Chris McCall avatar

    Why Prayer?

    Contributed by Chris Mccall on Oct 18, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,888 views

    The reason why many fail in battle is because they wait until the hour of battle. The reason why others succeed is because they have gained their victory on their knees long before the battle came . . .

    Why Prayer? Men’s Net Meeting Ephesians 6:10-20 NLT The reason why many fail in battle is because they wait until the hour of battle. The reason why others succeed is because they have gained their victory on their knees long before the battle came . . . Anticipate your battles; fight them on ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    You've Fallen...but You Can Get Up! - Backsliding

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 11, 2006
    based on 204 ratings
     | 23,715 views

    The best of men are men at best. Peter backslid, as do all of us. But God can help us to "Fail Forward." Link included to formatted text, handout, and PowerPoint Presentation.

    You’ve Fallen…But You CAN Get Up! Luke 22:54-62 INTRODUCTION: Faith Healer: on platform at coliseum, said, I have faith that 2 people will be healed…where are you? A man ran down the aisle, named Harry [w/ lisp]. Asked what his ailment was, he replied, I can’t talk wite [right]. He was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Holdcroft avatar

    A Heart After Gods Own

    Contributed by Mark Holdcroft on Jun 20, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 13,520 views

    A look at why Saul was rejected, but David was called a man after Gods own heart even though they both failed. It was because David, trusted God, was humble, and knew how to repent.

    Having a heart after God’s own. Acts 13:22 22After removing Saul, he made David their king. He testified concerning him: ’I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’ Today I want to compare the lives of two men, Saul and David. Saul was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal